It takes him some time to decide to follow her out and urge her to talk things out with him, but by the time he starts walking towards the driveway he hears the screeching sounds of her tires against the gravel road. Once he opens the front door, he only sees the tail lights of her car. He sighs and closes the door in frustration and makes his way back to the bedroom they had just been in. As he slumps down on the chair in defeat, he realizes that even if he had caught up with her, chances are that nothing he said to her would have changed her mind. Frankly, he himself needs time to figure things out. He stands and walks over to the other side of the room and crashes on the couch in frustration. Deep down he knows she is right and that their arrangement is dangerous, but he doesn't want to stop. He can't see himself giving up his time with Tori, no matter how guilty he feels.

Sitting on the couch, he thinks back to the time when they first agreed to start sneaking around. It was two years ago...

Flashback

Beck is sitting in Andre's apartment, swigging back a beer and watching the highlights from last night's game. Andre called him over to help him rehearse a scene for an audition for a new scripted show on ABC. Suddenly, the door bursts open and Tori walks into the apartment. She quickly scans the room and sees Beck sitting comfortably on the couch.

"Hey" she says.

Beck nods his head and raises his beer can to her as a greeting.

"Where's Andre?" she asks noticing his absence.

"He stepped out, he needed to go get something. He'll be right back though if you want to hang around and wait" Beck says taking his eyes off the T.V. screen to look at her. It's been a few weeks since they've seen each other. He realizes that other than Andre, he hasn't seen very much of his friends. It must be true what they say, that life changes after you get married.

Tori nods her head and walks towards the fridge to get herself a glass of water. Andre's apartment has become like her second home. Actually, she seems to spend more time here than in her own apartment. Part of that has to do with her not wanting to be alone at her place. The loneliness gives her too much time to think about the plateau she has hit in her life. While her professional life is going pretty well, she can't help but concentrate on the fact that she hasn't been in a relationship in years.

She's had brief flings here and there, but none of them have amounted to anything serious. While her friends have all figured out how to keep meaningful relationships, she is still figuring it out.

Tori walks over to the couch and sits next to Beck. For a few minutes, both watch television silently, wrapped up in their own thoughts.

"Oh, I never congratulated you on getting the role for the movie dude!" she says, a bit too loudly.

Beck laughs and turns his attention to her. "Glad to see you're so excited about it, and thanks" he says.

She blushes slightly. "Well, you're a good actor. I always figured you'd make it big."

"Did you?" he asks curiously.

She nods her head. "Yeah. Now you have it all huh? A career and a wife. Still crazy that you guys got married. You've been together for so long but you already acted like an old married couple, so it was only a matter of time" she responds laughing.

"And old married couple huh? Yeah, I guess that's true" he says amused.

"It must be nice though, marrying someone you know so well already. You know things won't be much different because you guys were already living together and know everything about each other." Tori takes a sip of her water and continues nodding her head. The idea of marrying your best friend does sound nice. Being with the one person you can be completely comfortable with, how great would that be?

"I wouldn't say we know everything about each other, but it is nice" he responds turning back to the T.V. He takes another sip of his beer and sets it down on the coffee table in front of him.

"Oh come on dude, there can't possibly be anything that you don't know about Jade, and I'm sure she knows everything about you. It's been what? A million years?" she says laughing again.

He doesn't respond this time. He shrugs and keeps his eyes fixed on the television.

"Are you alright?" she asks, thinking she might have overstepped some boundary she isn't aware of. When he doesn't respond, she leans a little closer to look at him. Suddenly, he turns his head and crashes his lips on hers. The action shocks her but the feel of his lips on hers sends shivers down her spine. She starts to return the kiss, but is quickly reminded that she is kissing a married man.

"Oh my God, Beck, what the fuck?" she asks, pushing away from him.

His eyes widen at the realization and he quickly runs a hand through his hair. "Tori...I'm sorry, I don't know what got into me. I just...I...sorry."

"You just what?" she asks. Still shaken up, she brings her hands to her face and rubs her lips. She can still feel the tingling sensation and her body feels flushed.

"Can I...can I tell you something?"

She nods her head hesitantly.

"I know this is going to sound crazy, but I can't stop thinking about you. You remember when Jade and I took a break and we kind of hooked up? I haven't been able to stop thinking about that day."

Tori stares at him wide-eyed. She remembers exactly what he is talking about. About two years ago, Beck and Jade couldn't stop arguing and decided it would be best to spend some time apart. A few days later, she and Beck were hanging out in his apartment and had gotten considerably drunk and ended up making out and passing out soon after. The following morning, overcome with shame, they agreed never to mention it again. A few weeks later, Beck and Jade reconciled and everything was back to normal.

Tori shakes her head from side to side. She would be lying if she said she didn't think about that day once in a while, but she knew better than to bring it up again. Now, here he is kissing her and claiming to think about her all the time. It's just so confusing.

"Beck! What the hell? You're married now. You married Jade!" she says.

"Don't you think I know that? I feel awful but I can't get you out of my mind. I try and try but it doesn't go away. Tori, I wish I knew how to stop these feelings but I don't. I know it's wrong but I can't help it."

Without a second though, he leans closer to her and looks deeply into her eyes. Within seconds, his lips are on hers once again and this time, she doesn't find the will power to pull away from him. Everything inside of her is yelling for her to run out and put this behind her, but her body doesn't react. All the strength she has in her body is pushing her forward to revel in his kiss.

They continue like this for a few minutes, until they hear a click on the door. Beck quickly breaks the kiss and hops over to the other end of the couch to make distance between them. Andre walks in with a few grocery bags and greets his friends, completely unaware of the events that just occurred in his apartment.

For a while longer, Beck and Tori pretend everything is alright as they hang out with Andre. The looming tension between them finally proves too strong for Beck, and he decides to head out.

A few hours later, he sends Tori a text message asking for her forgiveness and asking her if she's willing to meet him and talk about what happened. A few days later, they meet in the cabin and the rest has been history.

End Flashback

Beck sighs at the memory. To this day, he feels guilty about cheating on Jade. He loves her so much, and knows that she would never do anything like this to him, but he can't bring himself to cut ties with Tori. The electric chemistry between them always brings him running back for more.

Suddenly, he hears a noise coming from the night stand a few feet away. He recognizes the vibration of his phone and reaches over to see what is causing it to go off. A wave of nerves flows through his body as he sees that Andre is calling. His body tenses up.

Don't answer his conscious urges him.

Can he carry a conversation with Andre, knowing he's the reason Tori walked out on him? He can't possibly pretend that everything is alright while talking to his best friend. Beck stares at the screen of his phone as it vibrates two more times. His thumb hovers over the screen as he debates whether to press "accept" or "ignore."

After one last ring, he presses...

Author's Note: Please don't hate me for leaving you hanging in this chapter, I promise there's a method to the madness. I'll put up the next chapter either Sunday or Monday so it won't be a long wait. Thanks again to everyone who has read the story and especially those of you who took the time to review it, I seriously appreciate your feedback since I'm fairly new to the fandom. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and until next time! ~Liz